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If you find an injured owl:

Note your exact location so the owl can be released back where it came from. Contact a licensed wildlife rehabilitation specialist to get correct advice and immediate assistance.

Minimize stress for the owl. If you can catch it, toss a towel or sweater over it and get it in a cardboard box or pet carrier. It should have room to be comfortable but not so much it can panic and injure itself. If you can’t catch it, keep people and animals away until help can come.

Do not give food or water! If you feed them the wrong thing or give them water improperly, you can accidentally kill them. It can also cause problems if they require anesthesia once help arrives, complicating procedures and costing valuable time.

If it is a baby owl, and it looks safe and uninjured, leave it be. Time on the ground is part of their growing up. They can fly to some extent and climb trees. If animals or people are nearby, put it up on a branch so it’s safe. If it’s injured, follow the above advice.

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Some tough battles were fought yesterday, and we sadly sat goodbye to 2 more very loved owls. Both matches came down to the end and we're very close, so condolences to about half of you. I know I was rooting for the Flammy, his rise to fame has been very fun to watch develop.

But they're not going far, we'll be back to normal pics very soon! No pressure then, just happy clicks!

Any new thoughts on the contest or owl things in general?

Anything you'd like to see coming up?

I've got a few ideas for year end review stuff, but otherwise I'm just ready to wrap this contest up. It's been super fun, but especially now, I don't have any prep time since I need to know who wins before I can do anything, hence the re-used pic highlight reel for today. I'll grab some new pics to add for all of them shortly.

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[–] bestnerd 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How the fuck did a saw whet lose to a wfs. My gods

[–] anon6789 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I was a little sad about that one. Saw Whet had such a wide variety of looks and has such comical eyes.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Plus their mating call is hilarious! Back that booty up!

[–] anon6789 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I've been thinking about a way to do a best owl call contest too, but I'm not sure Lemmy's there yet.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well thank you so much for the owl content that you've shared so far! Every post of yours that passes my feed makes me smile.

[–] anon6789 2 points 1 year ago

That's why I do it!